Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-01

1 wens 30 1reiber 8 house 90 fix his
pump. L don't remem er the street.
Mrs. IrsiDer Wasn't there. Treiber
talked with me in German ON the street.
From Treibei's house l went home. 1
guess it was about $50 O'clock p m. |
speak both low and high German. /
was brought up to speak high German.
l got my dinner Monday and then went
back Gown towneand found Granda, and
told him what Treiber said about $500
for the whipping of Paddock, aud he
SAID that he would do 1t, and be would go
to Treiber's saloon that night. Otto GrIa
bel was with Granda but didn't
hear the talk. From there I went In two
OF three saloons and went home. Next
morning l went dow. to Treiber's Ea.
loon. L talked with Treiber ii moment
and then went in and took SON beer.
Treiber said Granda wasn't coming. l
told him what / told Granda, He asked
me if l told 4randa about the nonev. |
said yes. He told me to tell 4randa to
come sure tonight and for me to come
with hun, as W. would have drinks and
fun. / was about the town some thai
day and played some cards. | played
cards in the Old Hoidenreid's saloon. |
was In one or two other saloons after IL
O'Clock a. m. Sometimes | took beer
and sometimes a cigar. In the afternoon
l met Treiper on the corner of Fourth
and Jennings IPiercel streets, and he
and l went right up to the courthouse.
1t must have been about B O'Clock in the
afternoon, and / staid about au hour !,
guess. | saw Haddock there. From
the courthouse L went home, going by
Fourth street. l had two %chilaren, one
about 6 years and one half q year old.
l have been living with my wife all the
time till my arrest. From the court
house l went to Purslow's store and
back OF it to see Granda 1t must have
been 4 or 4:30. l don't know the time
Granda said he would come to preiber's
saloon alter he quit work. / said
would come, too. This WAS about five
o'clock. l went home, which was up by
the beer garden. l stopped at a saloon
on West Seventh street, and then went
home and got supper. From home
went to Trelber's saloon. Trelber sale
that Granda wasn't coming, and for me-
to go to his house after HIM. / went
at his house / asked his wife where
Granda was. and she said he was NJ
town. Granda was not there. say
positively that he was not eating sup
per ct his house, then. / come bacl
Observation-Disclosures went to Treiber'l
saloon. / asked at the door if Treble
was there, and they said he Yves no
there, and then I came to the corner b,
the Sioux National bank, The men ii
the crowd had rubber coats on-most al
had on rubber costs. / don't know ca.
actly what kind OF clothes they had.
Treiber told me to go and show Grand,
where the preachers house was. w
went toward the court house, ant
Granda didn't want to go and Will
Haddoek, because 80 many would know
SO after q while-prabably ON hour-w,
we went back to the crowd on the corner
| wasn't too drunk to find the house.
wasn't drunk that afternoon. i ooult
walk and run ell right. We were gon,
perhaps an hour. We went back and toll,
them we could not find the house. Their
were two more men there-Leayitt wa
one. GrRnda asked for money and Plat
gave him twenty-five cents and we wen
to dinners saloon and took a drink O
whisky. Then we went back to the crow,
at the Sioux National bank. / CUES
the fellows were all there then. Arens
dorf had on a dark coat and vest wit
!, light or gray pants. I don't know wha
} kind of boots. l do know as to the pant
When / went back to the corner / foun
Treiber, Lesvitt, Leader, Munchratl
Peters, Arensdorf and others. l wen
down to the Columbia house and aske
Charley Eberhardt if the buggy ha
come back. He said he did not know
He said he would send a man to th
stable. After that l was standing o
! the corner outside of Dineen's shol
J When | met the crowd walked wit
i Paul Leader. In the crowd were Leai
or, John Arensdorf. Peters, Mupchratt
Plath, Leavitt, Treiber, Granda an
another man whom / didn't know.
don't think anybody changed hats wit
J Leavitt while were were walking along
i I don't think Leader did. Lsader and
vent south on Water and turned abou,
When l first saw the preacher (HaddocB
il was about two seconds after / turne
, about. Haddonk met Arensdorf abou
: the middle of the street-WateP stree
, near or upon Fourth street crossing
A%rensdorf was o little behind Haddoc
when he fired. Jt:5n't a fact that / wa
near Pearl street when Haddock wa
killed.
@, Isn't it a fact that you were wit
John Diedeerick, a Germany. at th
, crossing of Pearl and Third streets whe
the shooting occurred and that you wer
SO drunk you couldn't see? A. No. si
It is q dommed lie.
!, The witness earnestness and his posi-
t1ve name caused o sensation at thi
, saily.
The Judge admonished him rot to us
any profane language in the courl
"Oxeuse me-" said KoschnitIski, defer